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21 quotes by Norman Spinrad

Norman Richard Spinrad (born September 15, 1940) is an American science fiction author, essayist, and critic. His fiction has won the Prix Apollo and been nominated for numerous awards, including the Hugo Award and multiple Nebula Awards. Born in New York City, Spinrad is a graduate of the Bronx High School of Science. In 1957 he entered City College of New York and graduated in 1961 with a Bachelor of Science degree as a pre-law major. He has...
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I write in American slang.

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I'm not gifted, but I'm not hopeless.

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Mexico was conquered more by manipulation of myth and archetype.

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I believe that interest in heroes is universal and eternal.

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I was a precocious reader.

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It's trite to say that the world has gotten smaller in the age of globalization, but my travels have told me that it's wrong to think this... →

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As a child, I read science fiction, but from the very beginnings of my reading for pleasure, I read a lot of non-fictional history, particularly... →

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I've always been interested in the relationship between total external surround, culture, the political matrix, technology, etc., and the... →

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English is taking over the world. I just wrote a piece about it. And it's not by design. The United States dominates because it's the biggest... →

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I get work because I'm primarily a novelist but I've become script doctor. I can work back and forth between French and English.

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I must admit to being greatly influenced by Joseph Campbell's The Hero With a Thousand Faces.

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I never learned to read music.

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If I had parallel lives to pursue, I would also want one as a painter.

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